How the origins of Freemasonry start is something that has been lost over time.

However, it is thought to have developed from a time when Operative Stone Masons were in great need to construct and design the great castles and cathedrals throughout Europe and other parts of the then known world.

Freemasonry as it is generally understood today, was organized in England in 1717 and came into North America in the early 1700′s with Lodges in Canada being formed as early as 1721.